Art of producing pictures, designs, or ornaments.



I F. B. BAN NAN. ART OPPRODUOING PICTURES, DESIGNS, 0R ORNAMENTS.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 11, 1912.

1,061,804. I PatentedMay13,1913.

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FRANCIS BIDDLE BANNAN, OF POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ART OF PRODUCING PICTURES, DESIGNS, 0R ORNAMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed January 17, 1912. Serial No. 671,655.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS BIDDLE BAN- NAN,a citizen of the United States, residing at Pottsville, in the county ofSchuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented Briefly, in thepractice of my invention, I

form the outline drawing or picture of the design upon a suitable base,such as a board, plate or the like. I then follow the lines of thepicture by driving in different colored and lengths of headed studs,tacks, pins or the like, certain distances. I then fill. in the insideof the outline so made with leather, wood, paper or other material so asto make bas relief according to the thickness desired, and then coverthe entire form with headed studs or tacks of different colors so as toproduce the proper shape, or, if desired, studs or tacks of a singlecolor may be painted to suit.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral 5indicates a base board or plaque upon which the outline of the design isformed by driving in the outer row or series of headed studs or tacks 6.The figures thus outlined are then filled on the inside of such row ofstuds or tacks 6 with leather, Wood or other material 7 to form the basrelief according to the thickness desired. Preferably I employ soleleather for this purpose. The entire form is then filled in with studsor tacks of different colors to produce the proper appearance andshading.

This art is intended for both originating and copying designs or figuresof any character, such as persons, animals, flowers, or indeed anypicture or form which it is desired to originate or imitate.

I claim The herein-described art of producing studded relief pictures ordesigns, which consists in outlining the design upon a base, followingthe outline by driving into the base headed studs of the desired coloror colors, disposing within. the outlined field a filler of suitablematerial to form a has relief, and then driving through the filler andinto the base a mass of headed studs of the required number, colors andextent of projection to cover the field and produce the proper reliefeflect and shade.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANCIS BIDDLE BANNAN.

Witnesses;

FRANK Lrrrnn, W. H. MILLER.

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' Washington, D. G.

